Hauwa Maina

Hauwa Maina was a Kannywood actress and producer who featured in the film Queen Amina of Zazzau. She died of an undisclosed illness at Kano hospital on 2 May 2018.[1]

Hauwa Maina
Born
Borno State
Citizenship Nigeria
Alma materKaduna State polytechnic
Occupation(s)Kannywood actress, Producer
Years active1998-2018
Children2

Career

She was the secretary-general of the local hausa association of female producers. Her first appearance was in Tuba and later on she featured on bayajida, a historical film used in teaching pupils in school today.[2] She owned her own production company known as Ma'inta Enterprises Limited which had produced films including Gwaska, Sarauniya Amina among others.[3][4][5]

Filmography
  • Tuba
  • Queen Amina of Zazzau[4]
  • Bayajida
  • Sarauniya Amina
  • Gwaska and Maina

Nominations and awards
  • Best Afro Nollywood award in London, 2007.[6]
  • Best actress  at the SIM Awards, 2010.[5]

See also

References
  1. Lere, Mohammed (2018-05-02). "Kannywood actress, Hauwa Maina, is dead". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  2. Liman, Abubakar Aliyu (5 September 2019). "Memorializing a Legendary Figure: Bajajidda the Prince of Bagdad in Hausa Land". Afrika Focus. 32 (1). doi:10.21825/af.v32i1.11787.
  3. Blueprint (2014-03-24). "We want to tell our African stories in Hausa movies – Hauwa Maina". Blueprint. Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  4. "Hail of tributes trail late Hauwa Maina, Kannywood celebrated actress". Vanguard News. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  5. Edubi, Omotayo (2018-05-03). "Kannywood actress, Hauwa Maina, is dead". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  6. "Kannywood actress Hauwa Maina is dead". TheCable Lifestyle. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2022-08-05.


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